- TransAsia Airways flight GE 235 crashed in Taipei a few minutes after it took off at 10:53 am local time Wednesday.
- There were 53 passengers and five crew members on board the aircraft, according to Taiwanese authorities.
- The authorities have confirmed 15 deaths, according to the Associated Press. About 30 people are still missing.
The crash was caught on video
Someone driving near the scene of the crash (reportedly Twitter user @Missxoxo168) captured video of the plane with a dashboard camera.
There's another dashboard video of the crash here. The airplane fell into the Keelung River.
The video shows a van being clipped by the airplane's wing as it flew over. Here's what the vehicle looked like afterward:
TVBS: Taxi cab was clipped by #GE235 as it descended into river in Taipei. #Taiwan #TransAsia pic.twitter.com/YuvtTl9xUP
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 4, 2015
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